to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
sense of values; values; value system
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
as stated; verbatim; literally
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
choice; selection; option
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
looking over someone's shoulder
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to play with; to toy with; to tease
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to press a question; to cross-examine
pronunciation; production of sound
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene